Have writer's block? Hopefully this resource will help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library & information science, as well as other related fields. I will include calls for papers, presentations, participation, reviewers, and other relevant notices that I find on the web. If you find anything to be posted, please drop me a note. thanks -- Corey Seeman, University of Michigan(cseeman@umich.edu)

The Serials Librarian, the journal for continuing print and electronic resources affiliated with NASIG, is currently seeking content.

The Serials Librarian is an international journal covering all aspects of the management of serials and other continuing resources in any format - print, electronic, etc. - ranging from their publication, to their abstracting and indexing by commercial services, and their collection and processing by libraries.

The journal seeks both theoretical and practical content on all functions of continuing resources in libraries, including acquisitions, organization, cataloging and collection development. Articles reporting on projects related to serials management from around the world are welcome. Contributions from authors who represent commercial publishers
or subscription agents are also particularly welcomed in order to provide a broad spectrum of perspectives on serials. Authors may also contribute materials to the journal's columns which cover a wide range of subjects.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
• Case studies reporting how institutions and organizations monitor and manage collections
• Sustainable models for provision of journals content to users
• The adaptations of libraries to the demands of e-resources
• Open access and the future of the journal gatekeeping function
• Standards in the commercial journal publishing industry
• Cataloging practices

The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (http://hetl.org/)
cordially invites you to attend the 2013 International HETL Conference
to be held at the University of Central Florida, in cooperation with the
UCF Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.

In Towards Creative Learning Spaces: Rethinking the Architecture of Post-Compulsory Education
(2011), Jos Boys raises intriguing questions about changes in the
spaces we use in higher education, pushing educators to think beyond
traditional categories of “formal” and “informal” learning sites to
imagine more complex relationships between our classrooms and the world
beyond them. In the wake of increasing reliance on ever-expanding
virtual learning spaces, greater emphasis on experiential learning, and a
push toward the global classroom, leaders in higher education must
consider their work from a wide range of perspectives.
We invite you to join colleagues from around the world in an
exploration of innovative technologies, pedagogical strategies, and
international collaborations being used to engage and retain students in
the new millennium. Together we will discuss which models and
approaches are most promising, how are they being used to engage and
retain students, and how we can apply them to advance the scholarship
and practice of teaching and learning.

The conference will take place in Orlando, Florida. Home to the
Kennedy Space Center, Walt Disney World, and other world-class
attractions, the Central Florida region is recognized as a center for
innovation in industries ranging from simulation and training to
telecommunications, to entertainment and medicine. Please consider
submitting a proposal for a presentation or simply plan on joining us as
a participant.

I'm interested in submitting a proposal for a panel session
(introduction and three ten-minute presentations, followed by questions and
answers) at the ACRL 2013 conference in Indianapolis on repurposing library space.
If you have a related topic you are interested in presenting or have any
suggestions, please feel free to be in touch by Friday, April 27, 2012
with a presentation title, two-sentence abstract, your title, and your
affiliation.

Although
architecture is relatively permanent, the activities it contains routinely
vary. Therefore, many academic libraries need to meet the challenge of
upgrading library space to accommodate collaborative learning, new modes of
discovery, ubiquitous technology, and social spaces. And whether a library renovation is a bane or a blessing depends
on its responsiveness to patron needs, its recasting of the library image, and
its improvement of the built environment. What are the essential components of
an appropriate, flexible, functional, and inviting set of library spaces? What
are the effects of virtual collections on the physical aspects of the project?
How can the design process generate spaces that are agile, expandable,
friendly, and forgiving? Three panelists will offer best practices for
reshaping library space into effective learning environments.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

CFP: Digital Revolutions: Interpreting and Historicizing American Culture at New England American Studies Association 2012 Conference (Providence, October 2012)

Call for Papers—Deadline Extended to May 3, 2012

New England American Studies Association 2012 Conference

Providence, Rhode Island

October 12–13, 2012

Digital
Revolutions: Interpreting and Historicizing American Culture

Recent developments in digital technologies have transformed
the place of the humanities in American life. From online versions of Cotton
Mather’s Magnalia Christi Americana to a daily John Quincy Adams Twitter
feed to the Smithsonian’s publicly accessible Archives of American Art to the
Women Writers Online Project, digital technologists are reshaping our sense of
history, place, community, and identity. Digitization of America’s cultural
heritage has also fundamentally transformed work in the humanities itself. From
universities to libraries to cultural institutions, the information
infrastructure has brought forth digital collaborations across disciplines and
beyond the academy, as well as between scholars, educators, archivists and
programmers. But it has also brought forward concerns about copyright, control
and access to information and the future of print media.

Are such changes unprecedented? Prior evolutions in
communications technology suggest otherwise. From broadsides to blogs, such
changes have reshaped the way Americans interact and understand themselves both
in the present and the past. The 2012 NEASA conference, Digital Revolutions,
invites participants to consider what these developments are, how they are
redefining work in the humanities and what previous media revolutions suggest
for the future.

This conference will combine scholarly investigation of the
cultural, political and economic significance of communications media with a
series of panels, workshops and participatory forums that can take advantage of
technologies now available to us. In addition to individual paper proposals, we
also welcome submissions for roundtable discussions, hands-on workshops and
multimedia sessions such as film screenings, online presentations and 5-minute micropapers.

Proposals should include a one page abstract and title, as
well as the author’s name, address (including email), and institutional or
professional affiliation. For panel proposals please include contact
information for all participants, as well as a brief (no more than two page)
description of the session topic and format. Submit proposals by May 3, 2012
to neasaconference12@gmail.com.
Proposals or queries may also be sent to:

The Association of Moving Image Archivists
Student Chapter at New York University and Independent Media Arts Preservation
invite submissions for…

Archiving the Arts: addressing
preservation in the creative process

This symposium will explore the
relationship between media artists and audiovisual archivists. Archiving the
Arts calls for a dialogue in order to enhance mutual understanding between
the two constituencies. By exposing these communities to best practices,
working methods, and the technological and industry-specific realities faced by
members of each group, we hope to foster a discussion, improve current
conditions, and widen awareness of preventative preservation for the long term.

The problems associated with preserving
born-digital works combined with the threat of media obsolescence intensify the
urgency of preemptive preservation practices. Film and video archivists know
all too well the risks media artworks face. At the same time, artists face the
same concerns—not only with completed works, but also with the raw materials of
film, video, audio, and digital objects, which are essential to artists’
ongoing creative process. But often these two groups lack a common language and
a way for their communities to interact and develop tools to serve all parties.
Archivists don’t necessarily understand the creative process. Artists don’t
always think about their work in terms of its preservation.

Archiving
the Arts promotes
dialogue between working professionals, artists, students, and other interested
parties whose goal is to prevent avoidable loss of creative works by
integrating preservation strategies into moving image creation and production.

This
day-long symposium of panels, screenings, and workshops will tackle the
practical, theoretical, and technical issues that affect the artist and the
archivist.Working across disciplines will spark a dynamic conversation
and create a deeper understanding of the importance of preventative
preservation.

Please
see the Call for Papers submission information and join us on October 13, 2012
during Archives Week in New York City. Follow @AMIAatNYU or #ata12 on Twitter
for updates.

FINAL
CALL FOR PAPERS --ARCHIVING THE ARTS

The AMIA Student Chapter at New York
University invites presentation proposals for Archiving the Arts, to be
held jointly with IMAP in New York City on Saturday, October 13, 2012 as part
of New York Archives Week organized by Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan
New York.

Please
submit a 250-word proposal to Kathryn Gronsbell at NYU.AMIA@gmail.comPriority will be
given to submissions received by Friday, May 4, 2012.

How
do we integrate preservation strategies into creation? What are the benefits?
What are the disadvantages?

Technically Speaking – creating & ingesting born-digital objects

What
are the technical issues/specs regarding metadata crawling, signal problems,
and the application of preventative preservation to production?

Temporal Art

How
does ephemeral art act as a counterargument to preservation? How do
conservators work with artists who wish to intentionally destroy or abandon
their own work? How do artworks restricted to a single format survive for
posterity?

“Organic”
archives are repositories that develop from the intentions and desires of the
contributing artist(s). How are artists and archivists working (or not working)
together to create this type of archival system? What is known about existing
“Organic” archives, and what methods can be used to expand their potential?

Put Your Best Fail Forward

Share
your unique collection/archival challenges that were not resolved, and why.
Artists – what attempts have you made to ensure the welfare of your work? Is
there a disconnect between theory and practice?

*JUST ADDED*

Rewriting
History & the Changing Role of Artists in Archives

What are the
effects of artists revisiting their work post-acquisition? What ethical or archival
issues arise when artists wish to “improve” or alter existing elements of the
work? What are the possible benefits?